The Soul of Man
Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.


I. THE WORTH AND EXCELLENCE OF THE SOUL. Taught by —

1. Our own experience. It combines, compares, and reasons on all subjects (Psalm 104 and Job 38).

2. By observation.

3. By Scripture.

(1)  In the account it gives of the origin of the soul,

(2)  of its redemption,

(3)  its regeneration, and

(4)  its everlasting portion.

II. THE WISDOM OF CARING FOR ITS SALVATION.

(Alexander Shanks.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

WEB: Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.




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